Hello all! We went to Byllesby this freezing, windy morning on the hunt for shorebirds. Tons of swallows flew over the lake. Cliff swallows were everywhere. We didn't see much, but then Jim Mattsson showed up and helped us out. We spotted a Sanderling at the other side of the lake from the regular lookout spot beyond the parking lot. There was a single Dunlin, Semipalmated Plover, and Pectoral Sandpiper hunting around. Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers were running around. We spotted two Caspian Terns, (There might have been more) and many /Forster's /Terns, thanks to some IDing by Mattsson. After that, we stopped by 180th St. to look around... Not much was there. A big group of shorebirds flew off over us, but we didn't catch 'em in time. No Snowy Egrets that we could spot.
Anyways, it was a bone-chilling great morning! Thanks again Jim for helping us out as we stared a bunch of look-a-like peeps! - Leo WM.
